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If You Ever Want To Be In Love: piano accompaniment sheet music
By James Bay
- C major
- 4/4
- 116 BPM
- I–IV–vi–I loop
- 2014
- Medium
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If You Ever Want To Be In Love written out as piano music: the I – IV – vi – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays double-skip footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand deep-breath chords.
If You Ever Want To Be In Love chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | F | IV | F A C |
| 3 | Am | vi | A C E |
| 4 | C | I | C E G |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: double-skip footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and deep-breath chords in the right, over the C – F – Am – C chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about If You Ever Want To Be In Love
Does the sheet music for If You Ever Want To Be In Love have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in If You Ever Want To Be In Love?
The loop is C – F – Am – C (I – IV – vi – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is If You Ever Want To Be In Love in?
C major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in If You Ever Want To Be In Love?
Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is If You Ever Want To Be In Love easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.